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in Persian cultus, is a bundle of consecrated twigs which the priest holds in his left hand while reading the Zendavesta. They are held together by a sacred band of palm-leaves, which is called Evanguin. The tree from which the branches are taken is not mentioned; the number is decided according to the number of books which the priest reads.